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Handbike Tour on the Danube Cycle Path: Passau to Vienna

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Handbike Tour: Passau to Vienna
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Handbike tour with light electric assistance along the Danube Cycle Path from Passau to Vienna in 5 stages.

The tour is generally easy to ride, on paved paths. In Engelhartszell, it’s better to take the left bank of the Danube; the right bank is hilly.

There are some challenges before Grein, including two very steep sections ( approx. 10 meters). After Melk, when switching to the left bank of the Danube, there is a very steep climb up to the bridge (18%). The surfaces through the towns are often cobblestone.

The ferries are accessible by handbike. However, the descent to the ferry is usually very steep on rough cobblestones. Two accompanying persons are usually necessary here.

moderate

Distance 352.9 km

24:00 h

414 m

515 m

323 m

159 m

The length of each stage depends on the availability of wheelchair-accessible accommodations. Always inquire directly at the hotel about your specific needs.

Stage 1: Passau – Untermühl 62 km/99 hm

Stage 2: Untermühl – Au 80 km/83 hm

Stage 3: Au – Melk 78 km/59 hm

Stage 4: Melk – Krems 45 km/103 hm

Stage 5: Krems – Vienna 89 km/85 hm

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This tour was completed by a trained wheelchair user riding a Praschberger Adaptivbike with electric assistance and front panniers (without a wheelbase extension), accompanied by an assistant.

The difficulty rating is based on this.

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Gerda Pamler

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

323 m

Lowest point

159 m

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Asphalt

264.6 km

Dirt road

4.2 km

Forested/wild trail

11.5 km

Path

8.4 km

Road

48.9 km

Unknown

15.3 km

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Rest stops

Gasthof Mang, Ybbs

Roadbook

From Passau to Schlögener Schlinge, it’s best to stick to the left bank of the Danube. On the right, the terrain is hilly, and the bike path runs right next to a heavily trafficked road. Due to a flat tire, we took the Danube Bus from Schlögener Schlinge to Grafenau, and then again from Ottensheim to Linz. In Untermühl, you have to switch to the right bank, passing through Aschbach until just before Ottensheim, then cross back over to the other side at the lock. From Ottensheim, we’ll take the Danube Bus to Linz; here, the separate bike path is also supposed to run right alongside a heavily trafficked road.

After touring Linz, we continue on the left bank of the Danube. It isn’t until Grein that we take the bike ferry back to the right bank, passing through the very scenic Strudengau region. Our lodging near Melk is on the left bank. To visit Melk, we cross the lock again. Continuing along the right bank, the route becomes very steep as we cross the Danube bridge after Melk. The beautiful towns beyond Melk, such as Weißenburg and Dürnstein, are on the left bank of the Danube. In Krems, we make one final switch to the right bank, where we remain until Vienna. In Vienna, we cycle along the Danube Canal into the city and on to Westbahnhof.

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Hotel König, Passau
Panoramablick Passau Oberhaus
Dreiflüsseeck
Bootshafen Obernzell, Rolli-Wc
Engelhartszell Souveniershop Stiftskirche, Rolli-WC
Schlögener Schlinge (Rolli-WC)
Schlögener Schlinge - Naturwunder Oberösterreich
Gasthof Landhotel Ernst
Stiegl-Klosterhof
Biergarten Au a.d. Donau (Rolli-WC)
Hotel Lettner Hof
KABLU - Café, Wine & Bistro
Gasthof Mang, Ybbs
Landhotel Wachau
Öffentliches WC beim Wachau Info Center, Melk
Abbey Melk
Strandcafe Spitz
Kanzel am Vogelberg (Wachau)
Dürnsteiner Kanzel
Themenweg Richard Löwenherz
Starhembergwarte
Wachauer Weinblick
Steiner Rebentor/Stempelstation
Öffentliches WC Stadtpark Josef-Wichner-Straße, Krems
Parkhotel Krems
Öffentliches WC Bahnhof Krems
Bärndorfer Hütte
barrierefreies WC Klosterneuburg, Bahnhof
Öffentliches Rolli-WC, Wien, U-Bahn Schottenring
Wiener Ringstrasse
Öffentlicher Verkehr in Mittelburgenland-Rosalia
Motel One, Wien Westbahnhof

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Accessible by train to Passau and Vienna.

Coordinates

48.576114, 13.463898

DMS

48°34'34.0"N 13°27'50.0"E

UTM

33U 386696 5381475

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Handbike Tour Donauradweg in 5 Etappen: Passau-Wien

This audit report was prepared by: Team Inklusion

Walking disability and wheelchair users

fully accessible

Completely accessible and fully usable.

Accessible travel by public transportation

Trails

Trail conditions

Steep incline/descent on more than 10 m

Surface condition

Paved

General information

Accessible refreshment stop

Exakte Angaben sind bei den einzelnen Etappen zu finden.

Hotelvorschläge (eigene Bedürfnisse anfragen)

Passau: Hotel König (Aufzug, Bad rollstuhlgerecht)

Untermühl: Gasthof Ernst (am Hintereingang zwei Stufen!, Aufzug, berollbare Dusche, Waschbecken nicht unterfahrbar, Bett niedrig)

Au a.d. Donau: Hotel Lettner Hof (Zugang über Tiefgarage, Aufzug, Zimmer barrierefrei, Dusche berollbar, Toilette seitich nicht anfahrbar)

Emmersdorf: Landhotel Wachau (Eingang ebenerdig. Aufzug, Duschen bodengleich aber durch Glaswand eng. Zum Restaurant Kiesel-Weg, schwer berollbar).

Krems: Parkhotel (Hintereingang über Treppenlift mit Euroschlüssel, Aufzug, das rollstuhlgerechte Zimmer war während unserer Reise nicht verfügbar)

Wien: Motel One, Westbahnhof ( Eingang ebenerdig, Aufzug, Rollstuhlzimmer etwas eng, Bad durch Duschwand eng, Dusche berollbar, Toilette nicht gut seitlich anfahrbar)

Equipment

Praschberger Adaptive Bike with electric assist and front panniers (without wheelbase extension)

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

352.9 km

Duration

24:00 h

Ascent

414 m

Descent

515 m

Highest point

323 m

Lowest point

159 m

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fully accessible

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